Tag holder



L R CORSON July 19, 1938.

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4 iiorrwys Patented July 19, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE TAG HOLDERLouis B. Corson, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application May 22, 1937, Serial No. 144,282

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in tagholders and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, a device of this character which is adapted tosecurely hold tags, cards, etc., in various ways in a number ofdifferent positions.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a tag holder of theaforementioned character which will be comparatively simple inconstruction, strong, durable, highly eii'icient and reliable in use,compact and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of an embodiment of the invention,showing same suspended on a line.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the arrangement shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a view in front elevation, showing the device holding a, tagor card in a substantially upright position.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the arrangement shown in Fig. 3.

Figure 5 is a detail view in perspective of the attaching element.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view through the device.

Figure '7 is a perspective View of a modified form of the invention.

Figure 8 is a view in vertical section through the modification.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, and to Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive,thereof in particular, it will be seen that the reference numeral ldesignates a fiat strip of suitable metal. Secured to one end portion ofthe metallic strip l and adapted to clamp a tag or card 2 thereagainstis a resilient clip 3. The clip 3 terminates in an out turned free endportion 4 to facilitate the insertion of the tag 2.

The said end portions of the elements I and 3 are connected together bya tubular rivet 5 on the forward end portion of which an angularlyextending arm 6 is journalled for rotary movement. When in the positionshown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the arm 6 is adapted to behooked over a line I for suspending the device therefrom. At its freeend, the arm 6 terminates in outturned prongs 8 which are adapted to bedriven into a supporting element, such as a wall, shelf, potato or othervegetables and fruits for mounting the device thereon.

As seen in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, the device is also adapted tosupport the tag or card in a substantially upright position on a desk,table or other horizontal supporting surface. When used in this mannerthe angularly projecting arm 6 and prongs 8 function as a brace engagedwith the supporting surface to prevent the card from falling overbackwards. When used as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings forsuspending the tag or card from a line, said line may be wedged betweenthe arm 6 and the clip 3. Regardless of the manner in which the deviceis being used, the tag or card is frictionally clamped between theelements I and 3. The rotary mounting of the arm 6 permits said arm tobe readily swung to different positions to meet various conditions. Thedevice may also be secured to a wall, shelf or other support byinserting a nail, screw or the like through the tubular rivet 5.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. '7 and 8 of the drawings, thereference numeral 9 designates a metallic strip having mounted thereon adouble clip I0 of suitable resilient metal. The clip I0 is secured, atan intermediate point, to the strip 9 through the medium of a tubularrivet H. The clip H) includes outturned end portions l2 to facilitatethe insertion of the tag or card and to permit the device to be readilymounted on a box or container l3, for example, or on a shoe or otherarticle. If desired, the device may be mounted on a wall, shelf or othersupport by inserting a nail, screw or tack through the tubular rivet Hand when used in this manner two tags or cards may be mounted in saiddevice.

It is believed that the many advantages of a holder constructed inaccordance with the present invention will be readily understood andalthough preferred embodiments of the device are as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that further modifications may beresorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A tag holder comprising a metallic strip, a resilient clip, a tubularrivet connecting one end portion of the clip to one end portion of saidstrip, an angularly extending arm journalled on one end portion of saidtubular rivet, and outturned prongs on the free end of said arm.

2. A holder of the class described comprising a metallic strip, aresilient clip, an angle memmember which is engaged by the rivet havingher of considerably less length than the length a portion spaced fromthe clip and the other of the clip and the strip, a rivet connecting thelimb extending outwardly from the free end of strip, clip and anglemember together, said rivet the first-mentioned limb and having apenetratpassing through the three members adjacent one ing end.

end thereof, the three members being of sub- LOUIS R. CORSON. stantiallythe same width, that limb of the angle

